oh no, not again! dead klr sketch.

[Adam Stahnke]

I just put a whopping 88 miles on my A7 after getting it back from a shop for some shall we say "top end repairs." While going up hill in 4th gear, the engine died and the back wheel locked up. I pulled in the clutch and made it to the shoulder and assessed the situation. The starter (relay) just clicked away, so I decided to bump start it down hill in the bike lane. The first try at ended in a skid. The second ended when the local PD saw me going down hill the wrong way in the bike lane. The third was also unsuccessful. The headlight dims more than normal with the starter engaged and all of the fuses are fine. Any ideas? Thanks. -Adam

[Kurt Simpson (Editor Dual Sport News)]

I just put a whopping 88 miles on my A7 after getting it back from a shop for some shall we say "top end repairs." While going up hill in 4th gear, the engine died and the back wheel locked up. I pulled in the clutch and made it to the shoulder and assessed the situation. The starter (relay) just clicked away, so I decided to bump start it down hill in the bike lane. The first try at ended in a skid. The second ended when the local PD saw me going down hill the wrong way in the bike lane. The third was also unsuccessful. The headlight dims more than normal with the starter engaged and all of the fuses are fine. Any ideas? Thanks. ________________________ The fact that it locked up would make it appear you have a severe problem in the engine drive train. In that case, the starter would dim the lights because it is trying to rotate an engine that is essentially locked. I would take it back to the shop and have them inspect it. Hopefully your problems are unrelated and you just have a bad battery but it doesn't sound like it. Kurt

[Mark]

At 6:02 PM -0800 12/23/00, Adam Stahnke wrote:

>I just put a whopping 88 miles on my A7 after getting it back from a >shop for some shall we say "top end repairs." While going up hill in >4th gear, the engine died and the back wheel locked up. I pulled in the >clutch and made it to the shoulder and assessed the situation. The >starter (relay) just clicked away, so I decided to bump start it down >hill in the bike lane. The first try at ended in a skid. The second >ended when the local PD saw me going down hill the wrong way in the bike >lane. The third was also unsuccessful. The headlight dims more than >normal with the starter engaged and all of the fuses are fine. Any >ideas? Thanks.

Ouch... it looks to me like something is physically interfering with engine rotation; like something broke or got disconnected (or the mechanic's wedding band, watch, etc that got dropped into the engine) and is now trapped in the cogs of a gear. Mark B2 A2

[regis_kathilee@yahoo.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Adam Stahnke wrote:

> I just put a whopping 88 miles on my A7 after getting it back from a > shop for some shall we say "top end repairs." While going up hill

in

> 4th gear, the engine died and the back wheel locked up. I pulled

in the

> clutch and made it to the shoulder and assessed the situation. The > starter (relay) just clicked away, so I decided to bump start it

down

> hill in the bike lane.

Hi Adam! *smile* Hi Everybody! *smile* Adam, lots of our viewers have had problems like this.....it's nothing to be ashamed of, it's actually quite common. *smile* I just finished lubing Regis' chain, and he's all pooped out *poor dear* but he is going to help out here. He says that you should check and see if the engine will turn. He says you need to take out that big spark plug thing *smile* and then put the bike on a stand, or put it in neutral with the little round cover on the left hand side, right there in the center of the crankcase *smile*. Can you turn it with one of those big 19mm wrenches? If you can, that's probably good *smile*. That means the motor turns over! If you can't, it might be something stuck inside that big motor! *what, Regis honey?* Oh, if it does turn over, now you should check the battery for voltage! Let us know how it turns out, and don't feel too bad, it happens to everyone at some time in their life. *smile* Next time we see all you fine people, we will discuss something no one's wanted to talk about in public........ .......rectal myopia *smile*

[rileysean2001@yahoo.com]

Hey bro, mine was doin that to much one day. I found it fianly it was the lisense plate, stuck up inside the wheel. Should checkc it. I think the lisense plates arent put on there quite right. Sean Man, it was cold riding home from work this morning on 50. And we had two truck drivers come in about 3, wore out four of the ladies and drank up most of the good wisky. I had to sweep up and mop down before headin home. Im beat.

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, Adam Stahnke wrote: > I just put a whopping 88 miles on my A7 after getting it back from a > shop for some shall we say "top end repairs." While going up hill in > 4th gear, the engine died and the back wheel locked up. I pulled in the > clutch and made it to the shoulder and assessed the situation. The > starter (relay) just clicked away, so I decided to bump start it down > hill in the bike lane. The first try at ended in a skid. The second > ended when the local PD saw me going down hill the wrong way in the bike > lane. The third was also unsuccessful. The headlight dims more than > normal with the starter engaged and all of the fuses are fine. Any > ideas? Thanks. > > -Adam

[Harry Thames]

If the engine locks up do not try to start it by turning the rear wheel, it may bend the connecting rod or damage the valve train. Harry Thames South Carolina

[Charles.Earl@ti.com]

Adam, I would check the water level of your battery, the terminal connections and the charge. From your description, it may be that you lugged-it up the hill in 4th and killed-it and then there wasn't enough juice going to the starter to turn-it over. I havn't had the pleasure of bump starting mine yet, but I've heard others say its not easy. I liked somebody's idea of slamming your butt down on the rear of the seat at the moment of clutch release (to get it started ; - ) BTW, when it comes to fuses, don't rely on visual inspection alone, if other factors have been eliminated, change the fuse(s) and see what happens. But since the solenoid clicked, it sounds like possibly a (small) amount of juice was getting there and the fuse is good. Charles Santa Cruz, CA Adam Stahnke on 12/23/2000 06:02:26 PM To: klr650 DSN_klr650@egroups.com> cc: Subject: [DSN_klr650] Oh no, not again! Dead KLR sketch. I just put a whopping 88 miles on my A7 after getting it back from a shop for some shall we say "top end repairs." While going up hill in 4th gear, the engine died and the back wheel locked up. I pulled in the clutch and made it to the shoulder and assessed the situation. The starter (relay) just clicked away, so I decided to bump start it down hill in the bike lane. The first try at ended in a skid. The second ended when the local PD saw me going down hill the wrong way in the bike lane. The third was also unsuccessful. The headlight dims more than normal with the starter engaged and all of the fuses are fine. Any ideas? Thanks. -Adam Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com